Feelplus Explained

Feelplus Inc.
Native Name:株式会社フィールプラス
Type:Subsidiary of AQ Interactive
Former Name:Scarab (1992–2005)
Foundation:May 1, 1992[1]
Defunct:2010
Fate:Absorbed into AQ Interactive (parent company)
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Key People:Nakazato Eiichiro (CEO)
Industry:Video games
Products:Games for video game consoles
Num Employees:71[2]
Parent:AQ Interactive

Feelplus Inc. (株式会社フィールプラス Kabushiki gaisha Fiirupurasu) was a Japanese video game developer and a subsidiary of AQ Interactive.[2] The studio was conceived by Microsoft Game Studios specifically to aid Mistwalker in video game development. It was founded by former UPL employees including Tsutomu Fujisawa as on May 1, 1992. Former employees of Nautilus and Square Enix later joined in. By September 2002, Cavia (later to become AQ Interactive) bought the company. In May 2005, it became a fully owned subsidiary and Scarab changed its name to Feelplus Inc.

In August 2010, Feelplus Inc., Artoon and Cavia were absorbed into AQ Interactive.[3]

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As Feelplus

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: feelplus.jp --- Company Profile . feelplus . ja . 2009-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100128063915/http://www.feelplus.jp/profile.html . 2010-01-28 . dead.
  2. Web site: 事業内容:AQインタラクティブグループ . . ja . 2009-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091216043706/http://www.aqi.co.jp/company/group.html . 2009-12-16 . dead.
  3. Web site: Artoon And Feelplus Also Absorbed Into AQ Interactive // Siliconera . www.siliconera.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100817222707/http://www.siliconera.com/2010/08/13/artoon-and-feelplus-also-absorbed-into-aq-interactive/ . 2010-08-17.
  4. Web site: Spencer . December 1, 2009 . Lost Odyssey Developer Making No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise . Siliconera . 2009-12-01.
  5. Web site: E3 2010: Square Enix Delivers MindJack. 15 June 2010.